UPDATE: New Romanian govt. sworn in without a hitch

The cabinet headed by newly-appointed prime-minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu was sworn in by the parliament, with 237 votes in favor and only two votes against.

 As many as 232 votes were needed for the new executive to pass.

Opposition members refused to vote.

 Ungureanu announced the new government earlier this week, made up of very young ministers, after a meeting with the parliamentarians in the ruling coalition.

“I am asking of the future members of the cabinet competence, professionalism, responsibility, decency, modesty and willingness to dialogue, so that the intentions of the government can be heard. I do not start from the idea that I will be replaced. I will not be a prime- minister who comes at the head of the government just to leave,” said Ungureanu upon his appointment.

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 He also added: “I am in favor of a dialogue with the representatives of the opposition parties because together we are responsible for this country.”

See below the list of proposed ministers in the Ungureanu cabinet.

•  Marko Bela (Hungarian Democrat Party in Romania) – Deputy Prime-Minister

• Catalin Predoiu (independent) – Minister of Justice

• Leonard Orban (independent) – Minister of European Affairs

• Lucian Bode (Democrat Liberal Party – Minister of Economy

• Gabriel Berca (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Administration and Internal Affairs

• Cristian Petrescu (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Regional Development and Tourism

• Alexandru Nazare (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Transportation

• Stelian Fuia (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Agriculture

• Catalin Baba (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Education

• Razvan Mustea (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Communications

• Claudia Boghicevici (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Labor

• Bogdan Dragoi (Democrat Liberal Party) – Minister of Finances

• Kelemen Hunor (Hungarian Democrat Party in Romania) – Minister of Culture

• Laszlo Borbely (Hungarian Democrat Party – Minister of Environment

• Ritli Ladislau (Hungarian Democrat Party) – Minister of Health

• Cristian Diaconescu (National Union for Romania’a Progress) – Minister of External Affairs

• Gabriel Oprea (National Union for Romania’a Progress) – Minister of Defense

 Otilia Haraga